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Friday, September 07, 2012

Pattern Pyramid Giveaway! Live here today!!

Look what arrived in rural Aberdeenshire yesterday! All the way from Carolyn in Australia, its the next thrilling instalment in the Pattern Pyramid giveaway extravaganza - woo hoo!

It didn't take me long to choose this amazing vintage pattern for my Pyramid make.
Designed for striped fabric, it has a sweetheart neckline with an inset pin-tucked "vest" (aka modesty panel), bias cut skirt and interesting v-shaped waistline. Ooh!

I am thinking of diving deep into the stash to use up some long-languishing pinstriped suiting to make a career-sharp interview dress ; )

I felt destined to rescue this pattern from its travels when I saw from its outer envelope that in 2009, it travelled from Bournemouth to Inverness, a mere hundred miles away! Did the addressee Cathy ever sew it? (If you are Cathy, do leave a comment and let me know!) As you can probably see, it is getting pretty tattered, and I doubt it would survive many more international jet-setting adventures. I decided it was too fragile to try to photocopy the instructions, trace the pieces and send it on its way. I will handle it with great care while I make my dress and then it is staying at home in Scotland in the Roobeedoo archive, away from strong light, damp or heat.

But what does this mean for you, as a potential Pattern Pyramid winner?

It means that if you are the lucky commenter to have your name drawn from FL's Rainbow hat, you will be sent the other four patterns, plus the Burda magazine from the original parcel and a batch of Pattern Pyramid sew-in labels ... plus a special mystery pattern which I will choose from my own pattern stash. It might be a pattern I have already made myself, or it might be one that I had set aside to list in my Etsy shop... wait and see!

No patterns were harmed in the making of this image in Paint

Are you ready?

OK, off we go!

THE RULES

Anyone, anywhere can enter the giveaway by posting a comment below by midnight GMT Friday 14 September 2012 BUT you must have an active blog. (Reasons to become obvious.)

I will randomly select ONE winner.

I will post the patterns shown above (minus the ?-marked one), plus one mystery pattern, along with a batch of Pattern Pyramid woven
labels to be sewn into anything made from one of these patterns.

The winner will pick one pattern to keep for themselves, then host
their own giveaway. They will randomly select a winner, post the
remaining patterns to that Person E. Person E will pick a pattern for
themselves, host their own giveaway and post the remaining patterns to
the winner, Person F. Person F will…

If you are the winner, please consider making a small contribution to The Brooke. This is a charity close to the heart of Catherine, who so generously provided these patterns.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a dress to make... see you next week! Good luck!

Hello!I would love to participate in the pattern pyramid; I've only just started sewing from patterns. And I must admit, I watch the patterns go from one place to another; usually they've just left where I am - so from The Perfect Nose in Melbourne (I'm in Melbourne!) to Carolyn in WA, Australia (when I decided not to enter because it would come back to Melbourne) and off to you in Scotland, and I've decided to enter, because my enthusiasm can no longer be held back. So, if I get picked, it just goes back to Australia, which seems a bit silly ... oh well. I love your spotty Renfrew top and matching pants!

About Me

I live with my First Love (FL) after half a lifetime apart.
In July 2007 he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma.
We got married in December 2007.
Carpe diem.
There is lots of wind and sky where I live.
I love reading and stitching and creating things.
I aim to make all my own clothing
or purchase it from ethically-minded
independent creators.
For now. For always.